The growing threat of protectionism

Posted on 6 Apr 2018 by The Manufacturer
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The good news is that on the back of last year’s global economic growth, UK manufacturing saw some impressive boosts to exports.

The worrying news is that despite the uncertainties of Brexit, the EU enjoyed the lion’s share of our trading growth – and continues to be the best prospect for growth, while the US, our most important non-EU trading partner, is turning to protectionism. UK exports to the EU expanded by almost…

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